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20 August 2026

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It’s time to stop the madness of GCSE resits for all

James Scott

James Scott

1h | Assessment
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Technical education needs time to succeed

Dan Green

1h | Awarding
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Let’s not leave ESOL to chance

Diana Sutton

1h | Adult education
Diana Sutton
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T Levels are not yet a technical education success story

Lynton Lees

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Lynton Lees
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What colleges want from English and maths stepping stone qualifications

Eddie Playfair

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Eddie Playfair
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The attendance crisis in FE means engagement needs a rethink

Imran Mir

1h | Students
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Colleges need students, not comms teams, running their TikTok

Phil Treagus-Evans

7d | Students
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Why are we still scared of tattooed teachers?

David Murray

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AI is our industrial revolution and FE must lead it

James Cook

7d | Teaching
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National employment support works better than postcode lotteries

Ian Ross

7d | Adult education
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FE must adapt to a new era of safeguarding

Gabi Walshaw

7d | Students
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Young people aren’t work-ready because nobody owns the handover

Stephanie MacpeppleHarshani Samaradiwakara

2w | Young people
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What we’ve learned from six years delivering T Levels

Jess Barwell

2w | Young people
Jess Barwell

Personalisation is FE’s next evolution

Lisa Nelson

2w | Opinion
Lisa Nelson
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We’ve taught technical education from 14 since 2017 – the curriculum was the easy part

Laurence Frewin

2w | Young people
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Technical reform needs stability as much as ambition

Jeremy Benson

2w | Young people
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Student recruitment needs strategy, not just more content

Richard Watts

2w | Students

We need to stop selling courses and start building skills ecosystems

Sammy Shummo

2w | Skills reform

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It’s time to stop the madness of GCSE resits for all

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T Levels are not yet a technical education success story

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What colleges want from English and maths stepping stone qualifications

1h | Colleges
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Let’s not leave ESOL to chance

1h | Adult education
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The attendance crisis in FE means engagement needs a rethink
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Technical education needs time to succeed
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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge
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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?
3w | Politics